BART workers go on strike

October 18, 2013 12:19 PM

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Isaac Santos was trying to get to school in Berkeley from the West Oakland station but didn't know that BART service had been suspended by striking workers. Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement, in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013. less

Isaac Santos was trying to get to school in Berkeley from the West Oakland station but didn't know that BART service had been suspended by striking workers. Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting ... more

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Bay Area Transit workers, including station agent Michelle Collins, center, and train operator Will Adams, right, went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement, in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013. less

Bay Area Transit workers, including station agent Michelle Collins, center, and train operator Will Adams, right, went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the ... more

Commuters wait on a bus headed for San Francisco from the West Oakland BART Station as Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement, in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013. less

Commuters wait on a bus headed for San Francisco from the West Oakland BART Station as Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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The West Oakland Station is seen shuttered as Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement, in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013. less

The West Oakland Station is seen shuttered as Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Casual carpoolers catch a ride into San Francisco early Friday morning at the Hudson St. and Claremont Ave. pick up point in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

Casual carpoolers catch a ride into San Francisco early Friday morning at the Hudson St. and Claremont Ave. pick up point in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART ... more

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

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Traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza as commuters make their way into San Francisco on the first day of the (Bay Area Rapid Transit) BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, California. For the second time this year, BART workers have gone on strike after contract negotiations between BART management and the transit agency's two largest unions fell apart on Thursday afternoon. Management and unions agreed on the financial specifics of the contract but differed on workplace safety rules. less

Traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza as commuters make their way into San Francisco on the first day of the (Bay Area Rapid Transit) BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, ... more

Tabi Musselwhite and Nate Singer avoid the morning commute and work at Spasso Coffee House in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

Tabi Musselwhite and Nate Singer avoid the morning commute and work at Spasso Coffee House in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers ... more

Passengers line up on 20th St. to board a Transbay AC Transit buss heading to San Francisco from downtown Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Passengers line up on 20th St. to board a Transbay AC Transit buss heading to San Francisco from downtown Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Kareem Hill with the group, By Any Means Necessary shows support for unions as he joins a picket line in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

Kareem Hill with the group, By Any Means Necessary shows support for unions as he joins a picket line in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks ... more

BART Project Manager John Gee, center, hands out tickets and information to passengers boarding transbay busses at the West oakland station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

BART Project Manager John Gee, center, hands out tickets and information to passengers boarding transbay busses at the West oakland station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers ... more

A BART Strike Schedule is seen posted as passengers head towards a San Francisco bound ferry at the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

A BART Strike Schedule is seen posted as passengers head towards a San Francisco bound ferry at the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
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Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Passengers heading to the Ferry Building in San Francisco board a Blue and Gold fleet boat at the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Passengers heading to the Ferry Building in San Francisco board a Blue and Gold fleet boat at the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Passengers ride the ferry from Jack London Square to Ferry Building during the first day of the BART strike in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

Passengers ride the ferry from Jack London Square to Ferry Building during the first day of the BART strike in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

Doors are locked during the strike at the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

Doors are locked during the strike at the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 ... more

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

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Anthony Van, left, and Ritthy Hang line up with other passengers as they wait to board a Transbay AC Transit buss heading to San Francisco from the West Oakland BART Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Anthony Van, left, and Ritthy Hang line up with other passengers as they wait to board a Transbay AC Transit buss heading to San Francisco from the West Oakland BART Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Passengers line up on 20th St. to board Transbay AC Transit busses heading to San Francisco from downtown Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Passengers line up on 20th St. to board Transbay AC Transit busses heading to San Francisco from downtown Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

Passengers line up on 20th St. to board Transbay AC Transit busses... Photo-5338518.72330 - NewsTimes

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Bay Area Rapid Transit workers carry signs as they picket in front of the Lake Merritt BART station on the first day of the BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, California. For the second time this year, BART workers have gone on strike after contract negotiations between BART management and the transit agency's two largest unions fell apart on Thursday afternoon. Management and unions agreed on the financial specifics of the contract but differed on workplace safety rules. less

Bay Area Rapid Transit workers carry signs as they picket in front of the Lake Merritt BART station on the first day of the BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, California. For the second time this ... more

Reah DeCaro of Oakland waits to put her bike on a Transbay AC Transit buss as she heads to San Francisco from downtown Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Reah DeCaro of Oakland waits to put her bike on a Transbay AC Transit buss as she heads to San Francisco from downtown Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

Reah DeCaro of Oakland waits to put her bike on a Transbay AC... Photo-5338139.72330 - NewsTimes

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An AC Transit bus passes a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the first day of the BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, California. For the second time this year, BART workers have gone on strike after contract negotiations between BART management and the transit agency's two largest unions fell apart on Thursday afternoon. Management and unions agreed on the financial specifics of the contract but differed on workplace safety rules. less

An AC Transit bus passes a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the first day of the BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, California. For the second time this year, BART workers have gone on ... more

Turnstiles sit idle behind closed gates at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Turnstiles sit idle behind closed gates at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and ... more

The moon sets as traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza while commuters make their way into San Francisco on the first day of the (Bay Area Rapid Transit) BART strike on October 18, 2013 in Oakland, California. For the second time this year, BART workers have gone on strike after contract negotiations between BART management and the transit agency's two largest unions fell apart on Thursday afternoon. Management and unions agreed on the financial specifics of the contract but differed on workplace safety rules. less

The moon sets as traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza while commuters make their way into San Francisco on the first day of the (Bay Area Rapid Transit) BART strike on October 18, ... more

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Bay Area Transit workers, including train operator Will Adams, center, went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement, in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013. less

Bay Area Transit workers, including train operator Will Adams, center, went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and ... more

Ron Carnegis, a longshoreman at the Port of Oakland, talks with commuters as he shows his support for the striking workers at the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Ron Carnegis, a longshoreman at the Port of Oakland, talks with commuters as he shows his support for the striking workers at the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit ... more

BART Department Manager of Customer Access Bob Franklin, right, checks his phone as passengers board a San Francisco bound bus at the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement. less

BART Department Manager of Customer Access Bob Franklin, right, checks his phone as passengers board a San Francisco bound bus at the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
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Roberto Lu-Flores, left, who said he was leaving extra early because of the strike, boards a bus headed for San Francisco from the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Roberto Lu-Flores, left, who said he was leaving extra early because of the strike, boards a bus headed for San Francisco from the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Commuters wait on a bus headed for San Francisco from the West Oakland BART Station as Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021 failed to reach a contract agreement, in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013. less

Commuters wait on a bus headed for San Francisco from the West Oakland BART Station as Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Highway 880 is packed with commuters on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area got up before dawn on Friday and endured heavy traffic on roadways, as workers for the region's largest transit system walked off the job for the second time in four months. less

Highway 880 is packed with commuters on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. Commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area got up before dawn on Friday and endured heavy traffic on roadways, as workers for the ... more

Passengers heading to the Ferry Building in San Francisco pay their fare as they board a Blue and Gold fleet boat at the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

Passengers heading to the Ferry Building in San Francisco pay their fare as they board a Blue and Gold fleet boat at the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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Passengers ride the ferry from Jack London Square to Ferry Building during the first day of the BART strike in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

Passengers ride the ferry from Jack London Square to Ferry Building during the first day of the BART strike in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

Max Hunter rides the ferry from Jack London Square to Ferry Building during the first day of the BART strike in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. A regular BART rider this was his first time on the ferry. less

Max Hunter rides the ferry from Jack London Square to Ferry Building during the first day of the BART strike in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. A regular BART rider this was his first time on the ... more

A BART train is seen stopped on the elevated tracks near the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART management and union leaders with Bay the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the SEIU Local 1021failed to reach a contract agreement. less

A BART train is seen stopped on the elevated tracks near the West Oakland Station in Oakland, CA Friday, October 18, 2013.
Bay Area Transit workers went on strike shutting down train service after BART ... more

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

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A picket line forms in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and the unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

A picket line forms in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and the unions, workers went on strike at 12 am ... more

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

A picket line forms in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in... Photo-5338129.72330 - NewsTimes

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A picket line forms in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

A picket line forms in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am ... more

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

A picket line forms in front of the BART Lake Merritt station in... Photo-5338127.72330 - NewsTimes

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Mallory Taub avoids the morning commute and works from the Spasso Coffee House on College Ave. in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, workers went on strike at 12 am Friday morning and BART service has come to a stop system wide. less

Mallory Taub avoids the morning commute and works from the Spasso Coffee House on College Ave. in Oakland, Calif. on Friday Oct. 18, 2012. After contract talks broke down between BART management and unions, ... more

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

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BART patrons leave a train at the Lake Merritt station that was one of the last trains to operate out of there early Friday morning before the strike took effect. People involved with negotiations between BART and its unions declared an impasse following nearly 30 hours of negotiations on Thursday, and the unions will strike at midnight. BART negotiations failed to yield an agreement on Thursday, October 17, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. less

BART patrons leave a train at the Lake Merritt station that was one of the last trains to operate out of there early Friday morning before the strike took effect. People involved with negotiations between BART ... more

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

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BART patron Asa Isles carries his bike up an escalator after he disembarked a train at the Lake Merritt station that was one of the last trains to operate out of there early Friday morning before the strike took effect. People involved with negotiations between BART and its unions declared an impasse following nearly 30 hours of negotiations on Thursday, and the unions will strike at midnight. BART negotiations failed to yield an agreement on Thursday, October 17, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. less

BART patron Asa Isles carries his bike up an escalator after he disembarked a train at the Lake Merritt station that was one of the last trains to operate out of there early Friday morning before the strike ... more

Richelle Anderson of Hayward watches as BART station agent Edmund Buenger performs his shut down duties at Lake Merritt station early Friday after midnight before the strike begins. People involved with negotiations between BART and its unions declared an impasse following nearly 30 hours of negotiations on Thursday, and the unions will strike at midnight. BART negotiations failed to yield an agreement on Thursday, October 17, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. less

Richelle Anderson of Hayward watches as BART station agent Edmund Buenger performs his shut down duties at Lake Merritt station early Friday after midnight before the strike begins. People involved with ... more

BART station agent Edmund Buenger does one last inspection of the platform as he performs his shut down duties at Lake Merritt station early Friday after midnight before the strike begins. People involved with negotiations between BART and its unions declared an impasse following nearly 30 hours of negotiations on Thursday, and the unions will strike at midnight. BART negotiations failed to yield an agreement on Thursday, October 17, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. less

BART station agent Edmund Buenger does one last inspection of the platform as he performs his shut down duties at Lake Merritt station early Friday after midnight before the strike begins. People involved with ... more

Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle

BART station agent Edmund Buenger does one last inspection of the... Photo-5337236.72330 - NewsTimes